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Show J\therland ,Ea/lalndm,Cbmpanj. The Governour and Magiftrates of the City came aboard to welcome us, an receive the Embafladours 5 but Pinxenton to fhow that he was likewife to be ho noured, {oordered the matter, that they made him their ficft {alutes befor: th Strangers And becaufe th Mandorine of the ol Canton Vice. Roy was ordered to ha ften over Land for Peking, to fignifie to the Emperour the coming of the Em baffadours; they gave Pinxenton Entertainment in a Magnificent Idol Temple to which the reft of the Company wasinvited. And this was done only to thi end, toconfer together after what manner they were to manage the bufinefs uponour arrival at Peking The Embaffadours having throughly inftructed thi Mandorine , how' he fhould make the Court-Grandees of our party, and b what ‘means he fhould endeavour to procure for us a free Trade throug all China, he took leave and departed late in the night for Peking5 we mad what hafte we could after him with our Veflels, and upon the 11.we came t Foefwoe, the eighth {mall City of the Imperial City Peking, and lyes about fort miles from 1zencin This{mall City is well built, and full of Trade, and hath a wealthy Suburb be longing to it All Ships or Veflels which pafs this way, here pay cuftom, whic bringsin great Revenue to the Crown, and alfo ftore of Trade 5 for that end th Emperour has his Officers refiding there to receive the Toll of all fuch Veffels Thereare feveral Templesand other curious Edifices, which are Magnificent Otnaments to the place v from Simgle, built alfo wi Towers and Bulwarks, an o, and fo full of Trade, tha Cryinall Ching; for whatv partof Ching, muft touc Spping which lye conting ommodities, this being a fre rl ye pa ea en Re wh n te fi th o c vi Pr ea t e " We have ad fo pa th r wh s uf -h to Cu th o om In th ho wi ur er Em to th all Wares and Veflels Thefe Excife-places are very numerous throug al China, but what each may bring in yearly I'could not well difcover, neither wa e ei re h o w fr rs ic Of ow hi t oi ap u er Em th it eafie, becau their accounts. - The Embafladours were received here by the Governour of th ret c wh te ft mu i f ho hi a e ai er en an lit civ a gr City wit i d uf re ll civ ch wh ts fe Pr fo hi fen th e fu me fo i uit we at e- Ro o ff gl fo bu ur er Em th fe ye regard they had no ed ep ac ch wh hi un fe afterwards at his reque G Th |
